Health Sciences
SCEPTRE: Promoting Smoking CEssation and PrevenTing RElapse to tobacco use following a smokefree mental health in-patient stay
The smoking rate among people with a mental health condition is two to three times higher than in people who do not have a mental health condition. We know around 14% of adults in England smoke, but this rate increases up to 70% of people with conditions such as schizophrenia and those hospitalised for severe mental health conditions.
People with mental health conditions are motivated and able to quit and a smokefree hospital stay can positively impact a person’s smoking, motivations, and beliefs. Although staying in a smokefree environment may lead to temporary abstinence or quitting smoking, the chances of relapse after discharge from hospital are high. Smokers tend to relapse quickly, with most returning to smoking on the same day of discharge. Therefore, we have created a support package for people with a mental health condition following discharge from a smokefree hospital stay.
We want to find out if is possible to deliver the SCEPTRE support package, if it is acceptable to people with mental health conditions, and if the support helps people to change their smoking behaviour. The SCEPTRE feasibility study aims to recruit 64 participants and will allow us to make any changes to the support package before testing whether the support works on a larger scale.
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Funding
| Funders(s) | NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research |
|---|---|
| Start Date | January 2024 |
| End Date | January 2025 |
Members
YTU Team
- Catherine Hewitt– Co-Investigator
- Jude Watson– Co-Investigator
- Lesley Sinclair- Trial Manager
- Victoria Exley- Trial Coordinator
- Alex Mitchell- Statistician
- Fraser Wiggins- Statistician
- Steve Parrott- Co-Investigator
- Qi Wu- Health Economist
MHARG Team
- Elena Ratschen- Co-Chief Investigator
- Simon Gilbody- Co-Chief Investigator
- Lisa Huddlestone- Programme Manager
- Emily Shoesmith- Research Fellow
- Petal Peterson Williams- Research Fellow
- Heidi Stevens- Research Assistant
- Carla Nunes Vital- Research Administrator
Co-Investigators
- Angie Davis- PPI Member
- Claire Paul- Leeds & York Partnership Foundation Trust
- Gregor Russell- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- John Britton- University of Nottingham
- Lesley Colley- Tees, Esk & Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
- Lion Shahab- University College London
- Moira Leahy- Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Michelle Horspool- Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Paul Galdas-University of York
- Pete Coventry- University of York
- Simon Hough- PPI Member
- Tim Coleman- University of Nottingham
Other Information
Twitter/X: SCEPTRE Research Programme @SCEPTREresearch
Email: sceptre-ytu-group@york.ac.uk
